CreatePatternFill

Creates a pattern fill to apply to the object using the selected pattern as the object background.

Syntax

expression.CreatePatternFill(patternType, bgColor, fgColor);

expression - A variable that represents a Api class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
patternType	Required	PatternType		The pattern type used for the fill selected from one of the available pattern types.
bgColor	Required	ApiColor		The background color used for the pattern creation.
fgColor	Required	ApiColor		The foreground color used for the pattern creation.

Returns

ApiFill

Example

This example creates a pattern fill and applies it to the object using the selected pattern as the object background.

• Code
• Result

// How to apply pattern to the background of a drawing.

// Change color of an element using a pattern fill.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const fill = Api.CreatePatternFill("dashDnDiag", Api.RGB(255, 111, 61), Api.RGB(51, 51, 51));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const drawing = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 150 * 36000, 65 * 36000, fill, stroke);
drawing.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
page.AddObject(drawing);